The joy for the historic win against Sarmiento de Junín was not complete for the world River. Despite having made a magnificent presentation as a visitor, and having secured their place in the quarterfinals of the League Cup, Marcelo Gallardo He received bad news thinking about the string of key games that are coming to his team.
Seven minutes into the complement elapsed when the technical director decided to replace Mauricio Pochettino, sending Agustín Palavexcino onto the field of play. The midfielder who emerged from the lower divisions of Boca Juniors scored his first goal with the Millionaire shirt and was replaced by a strong problem in his right foot.
River’s medical staff will wait the next few hours to make its decision. In the event that the discomfort in the big toe of his right foot continues, they will perform an MRI to find out the degree of the injury, meanwhile, Gallardo is waiting to define if he will take it into account for the match against Fortaleza in the Copa Libertadores de America.
Regarding Pochettino, it was learned that the Núñez institution must pay Austin FC, a club that plays in Major League Soccer, $100,000. This is because the Millionaire had established a clause for this sum of money in the event that the player completed at least 45 minutes in five different games.